Sources: Pistons to hire Langdon as new ops prez

The Pistons are planning to hire Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon as the franchise's new president of basketball operations and sides are beginning work on a deal expected to be completed soon, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.

Pinterest predicts the summer trends, and some are 'Bridgerton'-inspired

What are the fashion girlies feeling this summer? According to the most-searched terms on Pinterest, the summer fashion forecast calls for Y2K nostalgia and tea parties.

In its Summer 2024 Trend Report released this week, Pinterest shared the most-searched terms on the platform. And though there were some outliers — like a 5550 percent jump in searches for "alt baddie" — most of the queries fell into three distinct groups.

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White House calls on tech companies to help stop deepfakes

The Biden administration has made clear its stance on deepfakes: Technology companies must play a critical role in stopping such imagery, which is generated by artificial intelligence.

On Thursday, the White House published a list of steps tech companies should take to curb image-based sexual abuse, a form of digital violence typically inflicted on girls, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

Deepfake is one term used describe the synthetic creation of an image or video,...

Memorial Day sales are live — here's what you need to know

UPDATE: May. 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with additional Memorial Day sales from SimpliSafe, West Elm, Ninja, HP, Newegg, and Samsonite.

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Kelly Rowland Spoke Out About That Viral Exchange At The Cannes Film Festival

"That woman understands what happened."

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Podiatrists Share What They'd Never Do (And Wish You Wouldn't Either)

A few lifestyle habits can make or break your feet.

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40 Products With Results That'll Have You Wondering If You're Dreaming

After one use of the cleaning erasers, you'll be saying, "Pinch me, I must be dreaming."

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King Edward VII’s X-Rated “Love Chair” Is Going Viral Because It’s Kinky AF

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You can now share passwords within your Google family group

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Google is now letting users securely share passwords with members of their own family group over the internet, making it easier for everyone in the household to access passwords for shared services like Netflix. The new ability is included in the Google Play services update for May 2024 that’s rolling out now, as reported by Android Authority.

The new password sharing feature just applies to ones that are stored in Google Password Manager, the...

'Bridgerton' star Nicola Coughlan is the extremely online people's princess

There's a new 'It' girl online, and she loves memes just as much as you.

Let us explain if you haven't kept your nose to your phone following the Bridgerton Season 3 press tour. Nicola Coughlan of Derry Girls fame is finally getting her moment in the spotlight as her character Penelope Featherington is the focal point of the latest Bridgerton installment. The Irish actress is unsurprisingly delightful — and extremely online.

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U.C.L.A. Students Form New Protest While Chancellor Testifies in Congress

A small group of protesters initially formed a new encampment early in the afternoon, but after the police moved in, they fled to an area by a nearby administrative building.

In House Hearing, Republicans Demand Discipline for Student Protesters

Leaders of Northwestern, U.C.L.A. and Rutgers, drawing lessons from prior hearings, sought to avoid enraging either the Republicans on the committee or members of their own institutions.

We Went To The Grand Opening Of Katie And Ariana's Sandwich Shop From "Vanderpump Rules," And It's True...There Really Is Something About Her

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IRS extends its Free File tax program for five more years

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The IRS Free File program will be around for another five years. The agency has announced that it’s extending the program through October 2029, allowing people to file their taxes with one of the IRS’s partners for free.

The Free File program got more attention recently after the IRS changed its rules in 2020 to prevent tax preppers from hiding their free services. Both TurboTax and H&R Block left the Free File program after that, and...

You can save up to $20 on Anker’s newest Qi2 power banks

Anker’s latest wireless chargers work great whether you’re on the move or getting ready for bed. | Image: Anker

I’m in the process of overhauling my entire arsenal of chargers now that the world is finding common ground when it comes to charging tech — whether voluntarily or not. The iPhone 15 finally features a USB-C port, and I anticipate upgrading from my iPhone 12 Pro Max this year to exile Lightning cables from my life for good. Thankfully, though, my last-gen phone is...

11 Friday night Fox regular season CFB games, ranked

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#FoxAfterDark: 11 primetime CFB games to watch on Friday night

Friday nights in the fall have always seemed a bit light on televised football. With high schools playing their varsity games on Friday nights, and NFL games dominating Sunday, Monday and Thursday, Friday TV has normally gone to the most unhinged college football games of the season (see: Stanford @ Colorado last year). Most games on Friday are between West Coast teams...

The Phillies are off to a historically hot start this season

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Philadelphia has gotten used to taking the baseball world by storm in October. Now they're doing it in the early portion of the season.

You know, for someone who has been on the record on multiple occasions saying that “You should wait until Memorial Day to start really paying attention to the baseball standings,” I’ve certainly been doing a ton of it lately. However, there’s just a ton of interesting stuff going on here. The Yankees are...

We Need To Talk About The Four Seasons Orlando Baby’s Hot Dad

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Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza

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Imagine this: you’ve carved out an evening to unwind and decide to make a homemade pizza. You assemble your pie, throw it in the oven, and are excited to start eating. But once you get ready to take a bite of your oily creation, you run into a problem — the cheese falls right off. Frustrated, you turn to Google for a solution.

“Add some glue,” Google answers. “Mix about 1/8 cup of Elmer’s glue in with the...

Monaco Grand Prix: F1’s marquee race could come down to the driver in the box

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Qualifying in Monaco is everything, and it might come down to ‘risk assessment’ from each driver

On many Formula 1 race weekends, the matter of which drivers reach the podium, or win outright, can come down to the machinery in their hands.

In the Monaco Grand Prix, however, it could come down to their hands themselves.

Throughout this week and in Thursday’s FIA Press Conferences, many drivers have outlined how Monaco is one of...